Fetcham store makes £5k for cancer charity with week of fun
A SUPERMARKET has raised almost £5,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.The O'Sullivans Budgens store in Fetcham collected £4,732 over a week of fundraising between April 8 and 13.The store's efforts...
View ArticleCyclist suffers serious facial injuries after hitting pothole
POTHOLES have left one woman facing thousands of pounds in medical bills.Ase Greenacre, 46, lost two teeth and suffered serious facial injuries, including bruising and cuts to the nose and chin, when...
View ArticleArmed police storm Caterham house
FATHER-OF-ONE Stephen Taylor has said he feared he would be shot dead after armed officers stormed his Caterham house.Gun-wielding police, backed by a force helicopter and police dog, stormed the...
View ArticleSurrey magistrates urged to impose fewer prison sentences
MAGISTRATES in Surrey are nearly twice as likely to punish people with a prison sentence than those in other parts of the country, new figures have revealed.The research, obtained by the charity Howard...
View ArticlePothole petition for Parliament over state of Surrey's roads
POTHOLES have become so dangerous in Surrey one frustrated driver is petitioning Parliament for action.After damaging his car twice in less than six months on holes in Surrey's roads, Mark Eshelby is...
View ArticleSurrey bowler Stuart Meaker hopes to play part in The Ashes
STUART MEAKER is aiming to break into the England set-up this year – and he could take a leaf from the book of his boyhood hero to help him get there.The Surrey paceman is fully focused on having a...
View ArticleNo major disruptions to road or rail
THERE are no major delays on the roads or rail this morning. Southern Rail report no serious disruption to services although if you are travelling from London Bridge into Caterham the 8.06am service...
View ArticleTraffic queuing in Ewell due to lights out
TRAFFIC is queuing in all directions at the Organ Crossroads in Ewell due to the lights not working. There are significant delays at the junction, where the A24 meets the A240.
View ArticleMerstham Village News
This Bank Holiday, Monday, May 6, Aqua Sports will be running a series of water sports tasters at Mercers Park, on the Nutfield Marsh Road, aimed at getting the novice into the exciting and fun sports...
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Between 11am and 2pm on Tuesday, May 14, Surrey County Council is holding an information and advice drop-in session, to which admission is free, at Merstham Library, in Weldon Way.The purpose of the...
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On Saturday, May 11, from 10am to 2pm, Merstham Horticultural Society will be hosting their Annual Plant Sale at Canada Hall, Battlebridge Lane, South Merstham. For the duration of the sale, tickets...
View ArticleSt George's Day parade brings hundreds to Dorking
HUNDREDS of Guides and Scouts renewed their promises at the traditional St George's Day parade along Dorking High Street on Sunday. Led by the 1st Claygate Scout and Guide Marching Band, and with the...
View ArticleMen try to steal swans from Earlswood Lakes
TWO men tried to steal a swan from Earlswood Lakes.The pair were scared off by walkers and workers at the popular beauty spot after grabbing at the animal, which is protected by law.According to...
View ArticleMan arrested after Oxted, Godstone burglaries
A man in his 20s has been arrested and charged in connection with two burglaries in Tandridge. The first burglary occurred around 11am on Friday, 26 April on Broadham Green Road in Oxted where a number...
View ArticleOverturned trailer of cows causes road closure
A trailer carrying four cows overturned on the A24 near Box Hill and Mickleham at 4:30pm on Saturday, causing the road to be shut for around 40 minutes.The trailer was being driven behind a Landrover...
View ArticleGlide for St Catherine's Hospice
Surrey Hills Gliding Club at Kenley Aerodrome, Caterham will hold a special charity day on Monday 6th May, 9.30am-5pm. Gliding will cost £45, £25 of which goes to St Catherine's Hospice. For details...
View ArticleDorking 'too safe' to get new CCTV cameras
DORKING'S CCTV system is to be reviewed to ensure cameras are in the right places after changes to town centre pubs shifted trouble hotspots to new areas.Speaking at a meeting of the Dorking Town...
View ArticleDorking choir wows crowd at London cathedral
A CHURCH choir swapped its usual modest evening congregation for an audience of hundreds when it sang at St Paul's Cathedral just days before Baroness Thatcher's funeral.Twenty-five singers from St...
View ArticleHistoric Deepdene Estate boosted by lottery grant
THE historic Deepdene estate could be restored to its former glory and reopened to the public thanks to a lottery grant.The Hope Springs Eternal project, headed by Mole Valley District Council, applied...
View ArticleThe Grange centre for disabled people celebrates 75 years in Bookham
THE Beano had just hit shop shelves for the first time and Neville Chamberlain would soon declare there would be "peace in our time" when The Grange first opened its doors in Bookham.Injured nurses...
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